Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 1?
Virgo is the tropical zodiac sign in which September 1 appears. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 1, at 8.08° to 9.58° Virgo. Its early part places September 1 on day 9 or 10 of Virgo season, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 1 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 8 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 1 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 8.1° to 9.6° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 9 or 10 of Virgo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Virgo
| Noon Sun | 8.08° to 9.58° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 1 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (9 + 1 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 9 or 10 |
|---|---|
| Virgo season opened | August 23 (65 years) or August 24 (36) |
| Virgo season closed | September 21 (1 year) or September 22 (73) or September 23 (27) |
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Mercury |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Virgo season
Born in the first days of Virgo, this person arrives while summer still lingers at the edges of the calendar. The season turns slowly, and that pace shapes how they meet change. They notice small shifts first, like a new route to work or a moved meeting, and they adjust before anyone asks. Their eye for detail brings steady comfort, though it also sends them back over the same list until it feels finished.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 14.6°–15.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 1
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American writer
- Francis William Aston (1877–1945), British chemist
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896–1977), Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON
- Annie Ernaux (1940), French writer
- Roh Moo-hyun (1946–2009), 16th President of the Republic of Korea
- Gloria Estefan (1957), Cuban-American singer
- Ruud Gullit (1962), Dutch association football player and manager
- Zendaya (1996), American actress and singer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 1 in history
Observed on this date:
- Feast of Creation (Christianity)
- Knowledge Day (Former Soviet Union)
- Anniversary of Al Fateh Revolution (Gaddafists in Libya)
- Wattle Day (Australia)
Events on September 1:
- 396 BCE: The Temple of Juno Regina (Aventine) is dedicated in Rome by Marcus Furius Camillus.
- 1604: Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
- 1804: 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding.
- 1878: Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
- 1982: The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on September 1, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 1?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, September 1 is Virgo every time.
Is September 1 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Virgo on every September 1, and September 1 is at least 8 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 1?
The first decan of Virgo (0°–10°) is where September 1 sits in every sampled year, so its Chaldean face ruler is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for September 1?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives September 1 day number 1 and month-day number 1.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Virgo (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: September 1 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .